Responsive Pneumatic Envelop (A useless machine) Mockingly inspired by the blowfish, Bounce Back builds on state of the art bubble wrap shipping envelops by only inflating its bubbles when frightened by rough handling. Inversely, when the package is not being shuck, it will not inflate itself. Creators: Christian Gotthilf Steixner, Ayşe Esin Durmaz Bounce Back!
About 25 million years ago, our ancestors lost their tails during the evolution to better adapt to the the environment. Today, as we live in the digital age, our bodies are evolving along with the cyber world. What would a cybernetic tail bring to our daily life? With the easily accessible technologies, such as Arduino
Are you prepared to experience the spookiest night of the year? Grab some candy from this basket if you’re brave enough, but be careful: Mr. Skeleton doesn’t like sharing too much. Happy Halloween! Halloween basket with built-in distance detector; when trying to reach for candy inside, the skull will light up its eyes and move
A couple of years I embarked on my own home automation project. It started off by building a server controlled 433 MHz transmitter build with an Arduino to switch lots of cheap PT2262 based remote switches. Later I added an Arduino based receiver for my weather station, hooked up the control contact of my EV
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Where I live, from spring to autumn we have to compete for territory against tiger mosquito. Local stores offer a impressive list of anti mosquito devices, candles, including sophisticated traps sold a few hundred euros, I even found one sold 2000€ – this give you an idea of how desperate people are to get rid
An affordable Arduino Turntable designed for Time lapse photography. Changing the gearing and code it can also be used for Photogrammetry/3D scanning or Video. The turntable operates on the move shoot move principle in the Timelapse and Photogrammetry modes where the camera is triggered via the sync cable. The electronics can be adjusted based on
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Home automation is a term used to describe the process of automating certain tasks and devices around the home. This can include tasks such as turning on the lights when you enter a room, or setting the thermostat to a certain temperature. Home automation systems can be as simple or as complex as you like,
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Now forgive my memory, as this was a few years back now. What started out as a children’s spaceship themed bed, turned into an epic build. Supplies The project started with the purchase of a single mattress. I then walked around the local DIY store and started to find shapes that I thought I could
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A LED chain with multiple patterns. Control Nine LED bulbs to form different patterns using Arduino UNO. Working Video at Google Drive Link. Supplies Arduino Uno Bread Board Jumper Wires LED 5mm 5V (Any Color) 9pcs Resistance 220 Ω A Working PC Step 1: Placing the LED Bulbs Place all the LED bulbs on the bread
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This project is a small game you can play with another player. You can time your reaction speed and compete with your friend. The game is inspired by the start lights of a formula 1 race. Earlier Iterations: The images above are of earlier iterations of certain components and the casing. In the original idea,
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